Academia ve like "we know good work when we see it, but we won't help you get there". How tf are people supposed to cross that boundary then? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Been thinking lately about how I've received more active support and affirmations from a different department in the last 2 years than I ever got in 10 years from the department I did my #PhD in. No advocacy after I was failed, just sorrys. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#Stats friends: Why do the calculation of p values and CIs assume normality of residuals? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Tomo I Co-teach my first high school class. I'm so freaking nervous. All I have to do is deliver what the teacher already planned. #PGDE #Teaching #Science #BGE

It's about a year since I 'graduated' with a degree I didn't study for, after my #PhD was downgraded to an MPhil. But a friend is graduating today and I'm so very happy for her. She had leaves and extensions, and despite life happening, she's done it! #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Imagine hosting this event with no #PhD students present... Maybe it's to mask the awful environment and support you'll receive... #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Anyone thinking of doing a #PGDE or #PGCE to become a #Teacher, anything you'd like to know about the process? #Teaching #Science #Biology #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#PGDE anxiety is sinking it. #Teaching seems like such a consuming job, and I'm absolutely knackered just doing observations one day a week. Can't see how I'll cope prepping, delivering, and evaluating a full schedule of classes. Any advice from #Teachers? #Biology #Science

There's been so many horror stories of #PhD student maltreatment. Lack of support to finish/pass, abusive relationships leading to restarting with new supervisors, having to remove supervisors for lack of input. 1/2 #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

The losing a #PhD trauma is so recurring. I want to be excited and interested in friends' work, but I just feel a deep anguish whenever they talk about their research or their theses. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

I started a part time #PGDE in August :) Interested in that journey? Take a peak at my blog! #Biology #Science #Teacher #Teaching

Feeling some mixed-emotions. It's almost a year since I 'graduated' with an MPhil after studying 10.5 years for a #PhD. Friends, colleagues, online strangers were outraged and deeply sympathetic. 1/2 #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Missing placement day 5 of my #PGDE due to sickness. Feel bad for doing so, and struggling to actively rest. I am a terrible sick person.

#Maths nerds: Is a helix a simple spiral, like a line is a lil ear curve, or are they mathematically different objects? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Since August I've been doing a #PGDE to become a high school #Biology #Teacher. Here're my reflections so far :) Ask me anything :) bencturnbull.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/p...

Srs Q: Why is " New paper out!" acceptable #scicom? Shouldn't we be describing, in simple terms, the question, significance, findings, and future and not just announcing our achievements? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Nothing like a warm, jovial, academic comedy night to trigger your #PhD trauma. Academia really needs a mechanism to prevent folks spending a decade of life on something only to be set up to fail. 1/2 #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#DNAReplication Q: 1) Why does DNA Primase make RNA primers? 2) Why can't DNA Polymerase start a DNA chain? Both facts seems quite inefficient, is it a relic from RNA world? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

If someone does a #PhD to their best under the guidance given, submits thesis corrections per the examiners outline and with input from their supervisor, and the have their degree downgraded... What amount of fault is theirs? AFAF 👀 #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#Evolution #Photosynthesis Q: Why isn't green light used by the primary photosystems? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Rest in piece #JaneGoodall. Modern legend of natural sciences. Thank you for treating your animals with so much respect.

First day of UG teaching this year and am nervous af. Always am to meet my first years. Plus, am feeling a lil overwhelmed by my current workload. Hope y'all are doing well! #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#PGDE Week4: I've got 2 weeks of tasks to do, I'm quite overwhelmed. Not sure how much is absolutely essential either. Feeling a little lost. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#PGDE week3: Between a stag do and now falling ill, am already behind the workload. Feeling overwhelmed but it all, tbh. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Imagine how embarrassing it must be to outline to someone how to get a #PhD and then fail them when they do that. 💀 #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#ProudOfMe moment: In L'Pool at a stag, last time I was here was a conference, I eagerly built bonds for a postdoc. Last year, being back would've been triggering. After my #PhD being failed and postdoc ls now unavailable. But am really enjoying myself. #Growth #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Week1 of the #PGDE has been good. Biggest revelation is how little attention I have now. Reading articles and taking notes is taking painfully long. Hoping the weekly tasks will help train that. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

I started a #PGDE which is a teaching training degree. In 2 years I'll be a high school Biology teacher. Teaching was always the aim. But having the option of doing so in HE taken away from me sucks. Ultimately, I'm now more nervous because what if it's not for me? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Potentially unpopular opinion: If you're hiring but don't have the capacity to give feedback to your unsuccessful applicants, you shouldn't be hiring. You could at least offer feedback by request... #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

My former department, whom did not set me up sufficiently to be awarded the #PhD I worked for, also awarded someone one after only 20 months. A PhD is meant to literally represent 3 years of work... #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Job app is interviewing Monday, guess I didn't get it. Prob means zero chance of feedback too, aye? Folks can't communicate. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Should PIs be investigated if their #PhD students fail! Or at least be hella embarrassed! #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Just applied for a one year teaching fellow position. Think I absolutely nailed it but tryna not get hoeps too high since I'm sure they'll have 10s, if not 100s, of applicants. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

I really want my PhD back. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Does anyone else get really nervous doing things they: 1) Have done before, and 2) Actively enjoy? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

How does someone not get too excited about a near perfect job opportunity as to not end up deflated if they don't get it? Afaf... #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Unexpected ongoing trauma of having my #PhD failed: My friend told me they start there's soon, and I had to force myself to be happy for them because my entire gut feeling was dread/sadness. All this for a book nobody will read. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Imagine having to reject your ideal job offer because two people failed you after you did the revisions they outlined 💀 #StillAngry #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Imagine being told what to do to obtain a #PhD, doing that, being failed and downgraded, and then nobody in your department thinking to stand up for you or do anything about it. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

A friend said this after reading: "I’m honestly impressed at how positive this was- you seem to have a very healthy approach to your emotions and also pivoted pretty quickly and you’re still going for things you enjoy which is impressive" One of the nicest things I've heard in a long while.

One year ago, I learned that my #PhD was downgraded to an #MPhil after doing the major corrections I was given. Today, I've reflected on this and where I am mentally. Would you like to read about it and share it with your friends? #PhDChat #PhDVoice #PhDLife

Another loss of having my #PhD downgraded was losing the opportunity to celebrate. Cos, why tf would I attend graduation or otherwise celebrate being awarded something I didn't work for? There's no joy in 10.5 years of life being rewarded with a 1 year degree. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

What's a horticultural mathematician's favorite piece of geometry? The lime-segment. #AcademicJokes

Potentially contentious opinion: Every single institution threatening may offs should do pay cuts for all staff earning of the median income. Cant operate without the lower earners. Need more teaching staff if they continue accepting more students. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

If someone fails their #PhD after major corrections, what proportion of fault would you attribute to the student, the supervisor, and the examining committee? AFAF. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#stats question: If I have a general(ised) linear mixed model with 2 random factors: Y~ X1*X2...+ 1|random1 + 1|random2 And the ICC for a random factor is 0, should I remove it to simplify the model, or keep it as there was theoretical reason to include it? #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Thinking about doing a self reflection post on the 1 year anniversary of being denied my #PhD. My general mood has transitioned from depressed acceptance and self loathing to rage. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

#stats friends: Are any good papers explicitly test effects of different sample sizes on estimates for generalised linear mixed models? I've found a couple for regression only: typically min =5-8. Thinking about whether to run interactions or just MEs. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Reporting/Presenting Stats question: You do an experiment, a control v manipulation, and are presenting the statistical output. Do you use standard deviation or SEM in your graphs? They're both relevant... #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice

Academia: do XYZ and we'll award you a #PhD Me: does XYZ, as best I can under the structure and guidance I'm given. Academia: no, not like that. #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice